EPA’s job is to protect America’s air, water and land. Here’s how a shutdown affects that effort
- Posted on October 1, 2025
- By The Toronto Star
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EPA’s job is to protect America’s air, water and land. Here’s how a shutdown affects that effort

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency was already reeling from massive stuff cuts and dramatic shifts in priority and policy. A government shutdown raises new questions about how it